Originally Posted by
OliverB
Is there any reason to suggest that there could be long term impact 7 months from now?
I genuinely don't mean to reduce the critical situation affecting indigenous and local communities to some self-centered "how will this impact my trip" angle, but it's been mentioned several times in this thread with advice to monitor volcanic activity, so I'm curious whether there's any substantial risk for our visit in December? I'm really not at all familiar with patterns or enduring effects of volcanic activity and rough time intervals between eruptions. Do you or anyone else know if there is any significant threat to the Teapot Cottage on Kilauea Rd that I have booked?
You are right to question whether this particular fissure eruption will affect your plans. Probably not, but you need to monitor what is happening and adjust your plans accordingly.
The current eruption is part of the Kilauea eruption cycle that began in 1983, so you can see how long this has been an issue (a periodic issue, but an issue nevertheless.) For more history, see
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/kil-general.html
For an expert's view, you can read this news report:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-0...hawaii/9728316